"Hiccup? Hiccup can you hear me!?"

Hiccup groaned. Her head throbbed and her vision was blurry. She looked towards where the voice had came from and squinted, making out only two figures. Hiccup blinked furiously, trying to clear her vision. Finally, she could see. "Toothless, is that you?"

"Hiccup! Are you okay!? If they hurt you I swear I'll kill them!" Toothless growled viciously and Hiccup heard chains rattle.

Hiccup looked up and her eyes widened. Her father had his ax poised above her mate's head. The look in Stoic's eyes instilled fear into her. She knew he meant business.

Hiccup saw Astrid from the corner of her eye and sighed. She knew Stoic wouldn't do anything if she was present. "I'm fine, just a tad stiff. Are you okay?"

Toothless slowly nodded, mindful of the sharp blade resting inches above his neck.

"Hiccup, I'm so sorry! I tried to tell them."

Hiccup diverted her attention to the human girl who stood weary in the corner. She tilted her head and crooned as if to tell her that it wasn't her fault.

"Enough of this nonsense already!" Stoic growled after watching the exchange between Hiccup and Astrid. "I'll give you a chance to prove that you really are my son. The elder had a dream and in it the Gods spoke to her. She told us to be weary of striking against you, as we would surely regret it. She told us to have open eyes because you could possibly be Hiccup as the Gods work in mysterious ways." Stoic frowned glancing at the dragon below him. "Toothless here has vouched for you, so if you attack anyone on this island, you had best watch your back, Devil. I won't hesitate to lock you both up and never let you see the light of day again. Do you understand me?"

Hiccup nodded fervently and held eye contact with Stoic for several minutes. Soon, the chief broke the gaze, muttering something under his breath. He swung his ax over his shoulder and turned to walk away. Before he left, he stopped at the exit and turned. "Remember, Devil. One wrong move and you'll be food for the fishes."

Astrid waited silently until after he left to rush to Toothless and start undoing the chains that bound him.

"I am so sorry, you two. I tried everything to convince them, but they just won't listen. You know how stubborn we can be."

Toothless stood and shook, the now loosened chains falling from him. He hurriedly pushed Astrid over to Hiccup, motioning for her to release her too.

Astrid laughed and swatted at him. "Okay! Okay! I'm hurrying!"

She released Hiccup from her binds and was roughly pushed out of the way by a protective Night Fury. Astrid watched, stunned, as Toothless licked Hiccup multiple times, the two dragons purring contently.

"Uhhh well this got weird fast so I'm gonna go now." Astrid chuckled nervously before leaving the two dragons alone in the pen.

Toothless watched her go and huffed, returning to grooming his mate. Hiccup only sighed and shook her head.

"You don't have to be so protective, ya know. Astrid wouldn't do anything to hurt us."

Toothless frowned. "Still, she was too close."

Hiccup could only roll her eyes. "Well she left us fish. See, she isn't that bad."

Toothless didn't respond and only continued his grooming.

After eating their fill, the two dragons left the pin. Hiccup blinked from the sudden brightness, willing her eyes to adjust. They were in the kill ring, which wasn't unusual, as rouge or dangerous dragons were usually taken here, but what was unusual was the crowd the filled the upper arena. The entire village was here it seemed, the news of two Night Furies arriving in the village having spread fast. Everyone was staring at her, she realized, not her.

Hiccup reminded herself that it was the first time they had seen two Night Furies and it was a big deal as the night fury race was previously thought to be on the bridge of extinction. She moved closer to Toothless and kept her head down. She didn't like this kind of attention. They were all ogling her as if she were a walking land fish.

Toothless, sensing his mate's distress, crooned in concern and nuzzled her. "It'll be fine, Hiccup. Just a few more feet and we're out of here."

Hiccup nodded and kept walking, however, it didn't keep her from catching their conversations.

"Mommy? Why is there two black dragons?"

"Is that really a female Night Fury? I thought it claimed to be Hiccup!?"

"Are those two mates? It would only make sense. After all, they're the last of their kind."

"I heard it could read and write our language! It's Hiccup I tell you!"

"Wait, which one is the female?"

"The smaller one with two fins you muttonhead! Sheesh, Bucket. I think that bucket's screwed on there too tight."

Hiccup and Toothless moved from the village and headed towards the beach. They'd had enough attention for the day.

They sat on the sand and watched as the waves rolled in and crashed on the rock pillars at sea. There were ships on the horizon.

Hiccup snuggled closer to Toothless. "I was never really good at that."

Confused, Toothless glanced down at his mate. "At what?"

"Sailing. Gobber took me once and it didn't go so well. I ended up sinking the boat."

Toothless raised an eyebrow.

Hiccup pouted. "It wasn't my fault! Gobber told me to tie the rope to the mast and I did...I just didn't realize his leg was tangled in it. I noticed it when he tried to move and instead tripped and fell overboard. The mast wasn't that sturdy and broke, falling over and smashing the deck, causing it to sink. Gobber wasn't the best swimmer, plus the rope was kinda dragging him down. He panicked and flopped around, trying to untangle it. I know it wasn't funny at the time, but he ked like a dying whale."

Toothless bit his lip to keep from laughing.

Hiccup frowned. "Its not funny."

"You got to admit, it is."

"What's funny?"

The two turned to see Stormfly land behind them.

Toothless chuckled. "Gobber swimming like a dying whale."

Stormfly giggled before turning to Hiccup. She squealed before rushing over.

"Hi! I'm Stormfly!" Then she gasped. "You must be Toothless' mate! Ah! It's so good to meet you! We didn't think Toothless would ever settle down with someone!"

Toothless frowned and Hiccup laughed nervously. "It's nice to meet you Stormfly. I think you already know me. I'm Hiccup."

Stormfly gaped. "So the rumors are true! You did turn into a dragon! Do you like it!? Is it different?!"

"Yes, for the most part. It certainly is different from being human."

Stormfly nodded before glancing at the sky. "Well I'm sorry I couldn't stay longer, but Astrid is expecting me back home soon. I just wanted to drop by and say hello. Have a nice day you two."

Hiccup laughed and waved her tail in goodbye. "You too!"

Toothless sighed and nuzzled her side. Hiccup smiled and glanced over at the setting sun. She frowned, looking up at the sky.

She would really miss this place.